MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
August 27, 2007
Members of the Board present:
S.
Norbert Amberg
D. Thomas Scherer
Josephine Guard
Erminia Colizzi
Others present:
Robert C. Young, Jr., Superintendent of Schools
Various staff members
The meeting was called to order by President
Superintendent Robert Young led all present in the salute to the flag.
Moved by Mr. Scherer, seconded by Mr. Amberg that he Board go into executive session at 7:01 p.m. to discuss the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal, or removal of a particular person; and current negotiations with the GTA bargaining unit.
Yes: 7
No: 0
Motion
was carried.
President Wilber declared the Board out of executive session at 8:15 p.m.
Moved by Mr. Amberg, seconded by Mr. Weiskittel that the following policy recommendations be approved:
1.
Head
Start Policy Internal Dispute Resolution.
2.
Head
Start Policy Shared Decision Making.
Yes: 7
No: 0
Motion was carried.
Moved by Mr. Weiskittel, seconded by Mr. Scherer that the contract
between Geneva City School District and Martha
Uticone, Teacher, as Focus Project Consultant at North Street School from
September 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, at a cost of $25.00 per hour, not to
exceed $1,500, grant funded, be approved.
That the contract between
That the 2007-2008 Geneva City School District tax warrant and levy in
the amount of $15,010,050.99 and the Library tax warrant and levy in the amount
of $357,000.02, be approved.
Yes: 7
No: 0
Motion was carried
Moved by Mrs. Guard, seconded by Dr. Tepfer that the following tenure appointment be approved:
1. Glenn Begly, Physical Education Teacher, GMS.
That the following instructional staff resignations:
1. Deana
Long, Psychologist,
2. Brad Roach, Assistant Football Coach, Geneva High, effective August 22, 2007, due to personal reasons.
That the following instructional appointments be approved:
1.
Matthew
Wheatley, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of
Science (Earth Science), assigned to
High School, 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary step 9 of the GTA Agreement.
2. Timothy Page, to a three year
probationary appointment in the tenure area of Psychology, assigned to
3. Suzanne Murphy, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Music, assigned to North/West Street Schools, 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary step 14 of the GTA Agreement.
4. Laurie Williams, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Music, assigned to North Street School, 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary step 12 of the GTA Agreement.
5. Eric Pasho, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Special Education, assigned to North Street School, 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary step 1 of the GTA Agreement.
6. Robert Osborne, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Business, assigned to Geneva Middle School, 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary step 3 of the GTA Agreement.
7. Christine Campbell, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Mathematics, assigned to Geneva Middle School, 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary step 3 of the GTA Agreement.
That the following Summer School Administrator stipend Amendments be approved:
Name Original
Stipend Amended Stipend
Karen Simon $ 1,500 $ 500
Arlene Mc Dermott $ 1,500 $ 2,500
John Arthur $ 1,500 $ 2,000
That the following Summer School Resource Administrator stipend be approved:
1.
That the following voluntary instructional transfer be approved:
1.
Jennifer
Linguidi, Academics Instructional Services Math Teacher,
That the following support staff resignation be accepted:
1. Suzanne Murphy, Teaching Assistant, North Street School, effective August 31, 2007, due to taking another position in the school district
That the following coaching
appointment for the 2007 Fall Sports
season, compensation per sports matrix of the GTA Agreement be approved:
1.
That the following support staff appointments be approved:
1. Wilbert Surphlis III, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, assigned to Geneva High School (Internal Suspension), 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary Line G, Step 1 of the CSEA Agreement.
2. Susan Barnes, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, assigned to Geneva Middle School (Academic Intervention Services), 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary Line G, Step 1 of the CSEA Agreement.
3. JoAnn Petrosino, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, assigned to Geneva High School (504 Test Modifications), 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary Line G, Step 1 of the CSEA Agreement.
4. Cynthia Hall, to a three-year probationary appointment in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, assigned to Geneva High School (New for student returning from an out of district placement), 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary Line G, Step 1 of the CSEA Agreement.
5. Michael Santee, to a three-year
probationary appointment in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, assigned to
School (Special Education), 10 months, effective September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010, at salary Line G, Step 1 of the CSEA Agreement.
That the following support staff voluntary transfer be approved:
1. Marlene Venuti, Teacher Aide, Special Education (1:1) , from 7.00 hours per day, 10 months, Middle School, to Teacher Aide (1:l) 6.00 hours per day, 10 months, North Street School, effective August 30, 2007, replacing Donna Rhinevault who has retired.
That the following support staff resignations be accepted:
1. Charlene Buck, Food Service Helper I, Middle/High School, 3.33 hours per day, 10 months, effective August 20, 2007, due to personal reasons.
2. Theresa Zaso, Recreation Assistant, 21st Century Program, 5.50 hours per day, 10 months, effective August 13, 2007, due to accepting another position in the district.
That the following support staff increase in hours be approved:
1. Melissa Berg, Teacher Aide,
That the following support staff
probationary appointment be
approved:
1. Theresa
Zaso, Teacher Aide, Special Education (1:2),
2. Essie
Mc Koy, Teacher Aide, Special Education (l:l), Middle School, 7.00 hours
per day, 10 months, with a probationary period effective August 30, 2007
through August 29, 2008, at salary Line D, Step 1 of the CSEA contract,
replacing Jamie Felber who has accepted another position in the district.
3. Amy Bossard, Teacher Aide,
Kindergarten, North Street School, 7.00 hours per day, 10 months, with a
probationary period
effective August 30, 2007 through August 29, 2008, at salary Line D,
Step 1 of the CSEA contract, replacing Penny Van Kirk who as accepted another
position in the district.
4. Nancy Clark. Teacher Aide, Special
Education (l:l), Middle School, 7.00 hours per day, 10 months, with a
probationary period effective August 30, 2007 through August 29, 2008, at
salary Line D, Step 1 of the CSEA contract, replacing Sandra Roberts who has
accepted another position in the district.
5. Karen
Pepson, Teacher Aide, Special Education (l:1) North Street School, 6.00
hours per day, 10 months, with a probationary period effective August 30, 2007
through August 29, 2008, at salary Line D, Step 1 of the CSEA contract,
replacing Megan Finnerty who as accepted another position in the district.
6. Bridget
Flower, Teacher Aide, Special Education (1:1),
That the following support staff probationary appointment; these are conditional appointments pending approval by the NYS Education Department based on the fingerprinting process and conditional upon the contingent hiring process or emergency contingent process be approved:
1. Theresa Gage, Teacher Aide, First Grade, West Street School, 3.50 hours per day, 10
months, with a probationary period effective August 30, 2007 through August 29,
2008, at salary Line D, Step 1 of the CSEA contract, replacing Lorinda Brinkman
who as accepted another position in the district.
That the following support staff substitutes for 2007-08; these are conditional appointments pending
approval by the NYS Education Department based on the fingerprinting process
and conditional upon the contingent hiring process or emergency contingent
process be approved:
Typist
Susan Cooper
That the following support staff resignation be approved:
1.
Bonita Hughes, Clerk of the Board,
That the following support staff
appointment be approved:
1.
Doris Myers, Secretary to the Superintendent,
That the following appointment be approved:
1.
Doris Myers, Clerk of the Board of Education for the term of the 2007 – 2008
school year, stipend in the amount of $3,700 pro-rated.
That the following appointment be approved:
1.
Doris Myers, Board of Registration for the 2007-2008 school year.
Yes: 7
No: 0
Motion was carried.
The Board Retreat will be Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at the
Administration Center, Conference Room A, with Public Session beginning at 6:00
p.m. with an Executive Session following.
The Finance Committee will meet on September 5, 2007 at the
Moved by Mr. Weiskittel, seconded by Dr. Tepfer that the meeting be
adjourned to the call of the chair at 8:50 p.m.
Yes: 7
No: 0
Motion was carried.
Respectfully
submitted,
Bonita
Hughes, clerk
Board
of Education